I Say Tomato, You Say No
24th June 2012
With summer now upon us, gardening season is in full swing. And that can only mean it’s time for local government officials around the country to try to outdo one another when it comes to preventing everyday people from growing fruit and vegetables in their own yards.
Except for Michelle, of course. Marie Antoinette Michelle playing at being a shepherdess farmer is perfectly okay.
June 26th, 2012 at 13:04
And the same people who are so eager to prevent home gardens are probably all about the “locavore” movement …
June 27th, 2012 at 10:00
These are vestiges of the Bad Old Days when suburbs were suburbs and farms were farms, and never (in theory at least) the twain shall meet.
So where does one draw the line? If it’s okay to grow a vegatable garden in your front yard, how about raising chickens? Planting an orchard? Or farrowing pigs? Not that I have any problem with any of that, but it requires re-defining existing ordinances or issuing new ones to keep the burgeoning movement under control. Considering the constant whining from the Right about laws not being enforced, the whole uproar is confusing. They should be happy that the zoning laws are being enforced, especially in light of the fact that said laws were first instituted to protect property values, and conservatives are all about property and protecting the value of same.
But I guess such is not the case…